Forensic Science International
Volume 201, Issue 1 , Pages 18-21, 10 September 2010

INTERPOL DVI best-practice standards—An overview

INTERPOL Standing Committee on DVI, BOLD Forensic Laboratory, The University of British Columbia, 202 - 6190 Agronomy Road, Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6T 1Z3

Received 4 February 2010; accepted 24 February 2010. published online 19 March 2010.

Abstract 

A description of the International Criminal Police Organization and its role in disaster victim identification is provided along with a summary of the standards developed and circulated to responders in INTERPOL member countries (188 throughout the world) to insure evidence-based DVI practices. Following the INTERPOL-mediated DVI response in 2005 to the SE Asia tsunami, many lessons learned have been recorded. Based on these current standards, INTERPOL's approach to DVI reflects a modern approach and philosophy.

Keywords: Forensic dentistry, Identification, Disaster victim identification, DVI, Mass fatality incident

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PII: S0379-0738(10)00087-3

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.02.031

Forensic Science International
Volume 201, Issue 1 , Pages 18-21, 10 September 2010

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